Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric

The Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric (CSSR; French: Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique [SCÉR]) is a bilingual scholarly society based in Canada that is open to scholars involved in the teaching or researching of rhetoric. While the CSSR was founded as a Canadian version of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric, and while—as implied by its original name, the Canadian Seminar on the History of Rhetoric (CSHR)[1]—it originally focused on the history of rhetoric, the CSSR now focuses on a range of rhetorical scholarship. Its membership typically includes scholars from North America and Europe (not just Canada) and its conferences typically include joint sessions with other societies as a "natural reflection of the interdisciplinary interests of [its] members."[2]

Canadian Society for the Study of Rhetoric
Société Canadienne pour l’Étude de la Rhétorique
AbbreviationCSSR
Formation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
PurposeAdvocate and public voice, educator and network for the study of rhetoric
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official language
  • English
  • French
Affiliations
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Formerly called
  • Canadian Seminar on the History of Rhetoric
  • Canadian Society for the History of Rhetoric

The CSSR publishes an online refereed journal, Rhetor,[3] and meets annually for an academic conference, usually as part of the annual Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences run by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.[4]

Presidents

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  • 1980–1981 Judith Rice Henderson
  • 1981 Raymond Stephanson
  • 1981–1984 Joseph Schmidt
  • 1985 Elaine Fantham
  • 1986–1988 Albert Halsall
  • 1988–1990 John Stephen Martin
  • 1990–1993 Albert Halsall
  • 1993–1995 David Goodwin
  • 1995–1997 Joanne S. Norman
  • 1997–1999 Kim Fedderson
  • 1999–2001 Philippa Spoel
  • 2001–2003 Jennifer McLennan
  • 2003–2005 Tracy Whalen
  • 2005–2007 Sylvain Rheault
  • 2007–2009 Shannon Purves-Smith
  • 2009–2011 Rebecca Carruthers Den Hoed
  • 2011–2013 Jeanie Wills
  • 2013–2015 Pierre Zoberman
  • 2015–2019 Tania Smith

See also

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References

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  1. ^ CSSR-SCER History
  2. ^ CSSR-SCER About Us
  3. ^ CSSR-SCER Journal
  4. ^ E.g., Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress 2009 Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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